Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Detective Comics #269

Jul 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Thousand Deaths of Batman!”

In "The Thousand Deaths of Batman!", Batman and Robin infiltrate an underground theatre staging a macabre performance of their own demise—over and over again—only to find the traps are no longer theatrical. As they play themselves in the deadly show, the line between illusion and danger blurs, and the real threat may be closer than they think. Sheldon Moldoff's art, with inks by Charles Paris and letters by Ira Schnapp, brings the chilling spectacle to life, while Curt Swan's cover captures the grim spectacle in striking detail.

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artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Charles Paris · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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Full credits

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Charles Paris

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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When Batman and Robin learn of an underworld theatre that is producing a show depicting Batman and Robin getting killed over and over again, they go undercover as themselves in order to capture a major crime boss who will be in attendance at the show. However, they are unaware that the director is on to them and has arranged for real death traps to replace the staged ones.

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